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3 rd declension nouns. As always, look at the dictionary entry for the noun. n ominative genitive gender definition. m ercator , mercatoris m merchant. To find the stem of the noun, go to the genitive form and take off the genitive stem.
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As always, look at the dictionary entry for the noun. nominative genitive gender definition mercator, mercatoris m merchant
To find the stem of the noun, go to the genitive form and take off the genitive stem. mercatoris
Add the declension endings to the stem. Nominative S mercator Genitivemercatoris Dativemercatorī Accusativemercatorem Ablativemercatore Nominative Pl mercatorēs Genitivemercatorum Dativemercatoribus Accusativemercatorēs Ablative mercatoribus
Watch out for words with stem changes. rex, regis m king stem = regis
Add the declension endings to the stem. Nominative S rex Genitiveregis Dativeregī Accusativeregem Ablativerege Nominative Pl regēs Genitiveregum Dativeregibus Accusativeregēs Ablative regibus